Window shade bracket



March 22, 1932. M. L. BEN'rz WINDOW SHADE BRACKET Filed April 6. 1931 W W W w, .m

Patented Mar. 22, 1932 PATENT OFFICE `Ill/[IC'HAEL L. BENTZ, OF DILLSBURG, I'ENNSYLVANIA WINDOW SHADE BRACKET Application Vfiled April 6, 1931.

This invention relates to a window shade bracket', one of Vthe objects being' to provide a. simple, in-eXpensive and efficient device which can be secured in position readily without reqniring the use of nails, screws, or the like heretofore used for fastening brackets to window frames, etc.

A further object is to provide a. bracket which will not mut-ilate the part to which it is applied and can be easily removed or adjusted to any desired elevation.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear' as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclose'd, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

n said drawings:

Figure l is a front elevation of portions of a window frame and Shade showing the present improvements in position.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2, Figure l.

Figure 3 is a perspectiye view of one of the braclets.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, l designates a yoke formed of a strip of metal preferably 'rosilient, each side of the yole being formed with a bowed terminal 2 and 3 respectively, these terminals being oppositely disposed and constituting j aws. Extending from the jaw or terminal 2 is an ear 4 provided with the usual opening 5 for the reception of one of the trunnions of a window shade roller and, if preferred, this portion of the ear can be reinforced by means Vof a boss 6 struck from the ear.

Openings 7 are formed in the sides of the yole 1 for the reception of a screw 8 engaged by a nut 9.

In practice the ljaws 2 and 3 are placed astride a bead strip S such as usually found on the side portion of a window casing or Serial No. 528,192.

frame C. After the jaws have been placed at the point where it is desired to looate the bracliet the screw 8 is tightened so as to contract the yohe 1 and bind the jaws 2 and 3 upon the bead strip.

After two brackets have been positioned as described the trunnions T of a window Shade roller R are inserted into engagement with the apertured portions of the ears 4.

It will be noted that this bracket can be 80 fo-rined readily by stamping it from a sheet metal bla-nk. As no parts are designed to penetrate. the strip S, said strip will not be undesirably mutilated as where nails or screws are employed. Furthermore by loosening the screw 8 the bracket can be quickly adjusted to any desired elevation or can be removed.

What is claimed is:

A Shade roller bracket including a resilient strip bent to provide a yoke, opposed arcuate jaws eXt-ending from the respective sides of the yoke for receiving a supporting strip therebetween, said jaws being joined at one end by the yoke and being constantly free 76 from each other at their other ends, and a roller-supporting ear extending from one of the jaws, said yoke, jaws, and ear being formed in a single piece, and means extending transversely through the yoke for contract- 80l ing said yoke to bind the jaws upon a supporting strip therebetween.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have. hereto afiiXed my signature.

lWIICI-IAEL L. BENTZ. 

